The Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena will host 33 preliminary and knock-out games at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February

The Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena will host 33 preliminary and knock-out games at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February

 Stefano RELLANDINI

The Winter Olympics main ice hockey rink will be ready for the start of competition next month, the IOC's sport director said on Friday, ahead of a key test event for the arena.

Asked whether there was any possibility that the Santa Giulia venue would not be ready for the Milan-Cortina Games, Pierre Ducrey said: "No chance at all."

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